Recycling
Royal Highland Show
Over 160,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day annual trade show for those involved in the farming, food, and countryside sectors. Huge numbers of different classes of pigs, cows, horses, and other livestock are on parade as well as farm machinery and locally grown produce. There's also a broad range of events for the lay person, with culinary demos in the Food Hall being one of the big draws.
Jack & Jill Market
The Jack & Jill Market is back in Edinburgh on Sunday 20th May with bundles of nearly new bargains for your 0-9 year olds.
Edinburgh International Science Festival
Founded in 1988, the Edinburgh Science Festival brings together a programme of educational and interactive activities for the wee ones, and events and talks for adults in multiple venues across town.
Free Family Fun Day @ Seafield Community Recycling Centre
The Waste Education Cabin at Seafield Community Recycling Centre will be open from 11am to 3pm on Monday 17 October.
Beachwatch Big Cleanup Weekend
According to the Marine Conservation Society, Scotland had the highest average litter levels in the UK of six out of the seven sewage-related debris items: condoms, cotton bud sticks, nappies, tampons/tampon applicators, toilet fresheners, and sanitary towels/pantyliners/backing strips.
Free family fun at the Education Cabin
Enjoy a day out with the kids at our Education Cabin and:
Scottish Food on the Menu at Royal Highland Cookery Theatre
The Scotland Food & Drink Theatre at the Royal Highland Show will stage nine demonstration sessions daily over the four days of the show this year. The theme of the food and drink industry showcase, which is under the supervision of writer-broadcaster Wendy Barrie, is “A Celebration of Scotland”.
Council Looks To "Gull-Proof" Rubbish For World Heritage Site
Being a port city Edinburgh has a thriving inland gull population. Gulls, and other urban foragers such as dogs, cats, foxes, and crows, often tear through thin rubbish bag-liners left for collection on city pavements in search of food scraps. Not only does food end up on the pavement but, with Edinburgh being a windy city, the rubbish is easily dispersed throughout the surrounding street.
Kerbside Pick-up for Batteries and Bottles Introduced
Edinburgh residents can now recycle plastic bottles and old batteries using the council's kerbside pick-up. From this Monday, 31 January, plastic bottles will be picked up from the red kerbside boxes while batteries will be picked up from the blue kerbside boxes for recycling.
Council Dishes the Dirt In Compost Giveaway
It may not feel like Spring, but for gardeners the growing season is almost upon us. It means that garden waste collections become fortnightly from March. To mark the occasion the City of Edinburgh Council has been giving away free bags of compost made from recycled garden waste. The first giveaway was yesterday at Fox Covert Primary School in Corstorphine, with further compost give-aways planned today and later.